Theology of Immigration
The debate overImmigration will continue among American Christians, and it should. But it will bear fruit in actionable policy only if conducted with a grateful acceptance of the homeland God has given us to steward.
Hospitality must be carefully measured out, lest the family or nation dissolve under the burden of too many guests, and those welcomed become dependent in a way that corrupts their characters. Why is the conclusion that we may (and perhaps must, given judgments of prudence) limit immigration so hard to voice in polite company? Why,... Continue Reading
Why I Do Not Celebrate “LGBTQ+ Pride Month” But Mourn It
Not only is pride generally a sin, but also there is nothing to be proud of in the so-called "LGBTQ+ Pride Month."
This is not a month to be “proud” but rather a month to mourn. Mourn the moral rot pervading our country. It has harmed not only the nation as a whole, but especially those who in their self-delusion celebrate what is injurious to themselves, and to their relationship with others and God. Not only... Continue Reading
Why Little Johnny Can’t Eat
Reasons to pause before giving your infant the Lord’s Supper.
PC offers a different view of the Lord’s Supper than that which is found in the Westminster Standards and other confessional documents. A question that reveals the theology that supports PC is precisely this: what benefit does an infant derive from taking in the Supper? If you say that Christ is communicated with all His benefits... Continue Reading
Why AI Pornography Is Far More Dangerous than Yesterday’s Porn
Millions of years of man-made technological advances cannot improve what God has already designed.
A myriad of apps offers sophisticated AI conversational models that give lonely users a relationship with a pixel model: a perfect companion who is patient, kind, bears all things, believes all things, and doesn’t expect any of the same virtue in return. The great sin of Babel was that they wanted to be like God. While... Continue Reading
Preaching Law and Gospel
The gospel needs to be preached in all the riches of divine grace mediated through Jesus Christ. But broadly, it's also to be preached in all Jesus teaches and commands.
Reformed theology understands that God has chosen to relate to us by means of covenant — a relationship established by a promise. There are two divine covenants, namely the covenant of works and the covenant of grace. Witsius wrote: “[The law] served the covenant of works of old: and still it serves the covenant of... Continue Reading
Work Out Your Own Salvation
The teaching to “work out your own salvation” is a comprehensive commitment to God in body and soul.
God’s provisions of faith, repentance, and the church are worthy of highlighting how we work out our salvation. Faith, because “the righteous shall live by his faith” (Hab. 2:4); repentance, because it is “leads to life” (Acts 11:18); and committing to the Christian church, because “working out your own salvation” isn’t an individual task only,... Continue Reading
Seek the Things that are Above
Four ways in which disciples of Christ should set their affections on things above and not on things that are on the earth.
Discipleship is impossible without the Word of Christ since Jesus said that making disciples fundamentally involves teaching them to observe all that he commanded. In order to observe Christ’s teaching, Christ’s teaching must dwell in us richly. One of the most well-known verses in all of Scripture about singing is found in Colossians 3:16.... Continue Reading
Whom Will You Call?
Jesus teaches us to end our prayers with an acknowledgement of qualification.
There’s no need to have any doubt about the God before whom we’ve laid all our petitions and requests. For He won’t fail or delay. But He will answer us. After all, says Jesus, the kingdom is his. He rules over everything; it’s all under his command. He can order anything to be done for... Continue Reading
Hospitality: A Command for Our Joy
Why Be Hospitable?
The same heart behind hospitality—whether to strangers or close friends—is also seen in the way we care for suffering Christians outside our homes as well, as we love our brethren and the outcast. Our motivation for hospitality should flow from the commands of Scripture, yes, but also from our desire to help and be involved... Continue Reading
A Man’s Work is for His People
Rightly Understanding the Quiet and Peaceable Life
The willingness of the men of Gad and Simeon to do their duty, and the blessing of the women being able to take on the responsibility of homesteading while their husbands and fathers are off fighting in the war for their countrymen’s freedom is a tale as old as time. Yet, it’s a perfect representation... Continue Reading
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